Thank You to Our Members

We hope that each of our members enjoys a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday filled with family and friends.

In this season of thanks, we take a moment to thank each of our members, partners and supporters. NCPeds' work is truly a "team sport" and with grateful hearts we thank our amazing teammates who share our commitment to a vision where each and every North Carolina child grows up healthy and thrives.

Here are just a few of the things we are giving thanks for this year:

We are truly grateful and honored to represent NC's amazing pediatric healthcare providers and practice managers. Thank you!

Save the Date: Practice Managers' Retreat

Save the date for March 27-28 for our 2025 Practice Manager Retreat being held at the centrally located and newly remodeled Embassy Suites in Cary, NC.  The hotel offers a great location near Crabtree Mall, Umstead State Park, specialty dining and more. The Planning Committee is hard at work putting together a great agenda and other surprises, so mark your calendar today!

Find updated information on our website.

Meet NCPeds’ Staff

Julie Messina

Workforce Director

As part of our ongoing effort to focus on workforce development in pediatrics, we have added a new position at NCPeds focused directly on that goal. We are excited to introduce Julie Messina who joined our staff in October as Workforce Director.

In this new role, Julie will be working to develop relationships statewide and identifying and nurturing the interest in pediatrics and pediatric subspecialties.

“What I’m most looking forward to is meeting more pediatricians and pediatric residents. They have a fantastic combination of motivation, intelligence and caring, and I find it really inspiring to be around,” Julie said. “I think helping the children of the state of North Carolina is a very noble goal, so I really wanted to work with NCPeds to help them achieve their mission.”

Julie joins NCPeds after working at the Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics where she served on the test development team.

She is a graduate of Elon University and received a master’s degree in International Health Promotion from the University of Brighton in England. She spent nearly 10 years living abroad in Poland, England and Czechia where she taught English and worked on a public health walking project known as Walking For Health.

Julie grew up in Maryland, and currently lives in Durham where she is very active in her local community. She serves on the board of directors for the Durham Parks Foundation and her local running club, Carolina Godiva Track Club. Additionally, Julie founded and organizes parkrun, a local chapter of an international free, weekly, timed 5K.

Winter Open Forum Registration Open
Early Bird Registration Ends Dec. 19

Register today for the January 25, 2025, Winter Open Forum at the beautiful Charlotte Marriott Southpark. Register by December 19 to receive an Early Bird discount and be entered to win 4 complimentary tickets to the NASCAR Hall of Fame and NASCAR swag!  The winner will be announced on January 3, 2025.

Confirmed speakers include:

Early Bird Discount offered through December 19, 2024!

Register today at our website.

Don't Forget Giving Tuesday on Dec. 3

As we near the holiday season, we want each of you to know we are grateful for each of NCPeds' members and supporters. 

Please remember to support NCPeds on Giving Tuesday on Dec. 3, 2024. All contributions are tax-deductible and can be made through our website.

We greatly appreciate and rely upon your continued support!

Upcoming Events and Important Dates

Mark your calendars for these upcoming NCPeds events. Check our Events page for more details.

NCPeds Solutions Share Calls*

Every Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.

*Email matt@ncpeds.org to receive the reminder emails with the meeting link.

Winter Open Forum

January 25, 2025

Charlotte, NC

Practice Managers’ Spring Retreat

March 27-28, 2025

Cary, NC

NCPeds 2025 Annual Meeting

August 22-24, 2025

Asheville, NC

Contact NCPeds

919-839-1156

www.ncpeds.org